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     Deacon Samuel Moody was born on 21 March 1689.¹ He was the son of Deacon William/3 Moody and Mehitable Sewall.¹ Deacon Samuel Moody married Judith Hale, daughter of Joseph Hale and Mary Moody, on 17 December 1719.² Deacon Samuel Moody died on 25 May 1767 at the age of 78 (17 March 1767 in the family bible).^1,2

     Rev. Samuel Moody was born on 4 January 1675/76 in Newbury, Massachusetts.³ He was the son of Caleb/1 Moody and Judith Bradbury.^1,2 Moody attended Harvard College, where he experienced conversion from reading Joseph Alleine's An alarm to unconverted sinners. He graduated in 1697 and the following year accepted the chaplaincy of York in northeastern Massachusetts (now Maine). Only a man inured to the prospect of hardship and possessed of exceptional courage would have agreed to go to a place where the previous minister and a number of inhabitants had lately been murdered by Indians. Moody declined a regular salary, believing that the Lord would provide. Once he gave away his wife's shoes to a poor woman, but a neighbour gave her a new pair before the day was out. Anxious to divest himself of the love of created things, he gave away his most prized possession, his horse, saying, "He goes right up with me into the pulpit, and I cannot have him there ...". Although he never failed in the performance of compassionate acts on behalf of the unfortunate, he nevertheless was a man of violent temper, as he showed when he visited the alehouses, driving home the tosspots whom he found idling there. Many of the tales told of him throughout New England and his strange utterances found their way into Agamenticus, a work of fiction.

Ministering to a people who knew the horrors of the petite guerre waged by the French and their Indian allies, Moody volunteered as a chaplain to John March's ill-fated expedition to Port-Royal (Annapolis Royal, N.S.) in 1707. In 1712 York was attacked by Indians and some of Parson Moody's parishioners were killed. The following year, however, he signed a treaty with the Abenakis, which gave some temporary respite. The year before he died, the members of his congregation still found it necessary to go to church under arms.

Moody was a powerful preacher and took part in the religious revivals of his time, including the Great Awakening, which helped to give the expedition to Louisbourg, Île Royale (Cape Breton Island), in 1745 something of the character of a crusade. The fishery in which Maine settlers were so much engaged was threatened by the destruction of their station at Canso, Nova Scotia, and the attack on Annapolis Royal in 1744 by detachments from Louisbourg. Thus a third of the Massachusetts contingent sent to reduce that fortress in 1745 was drawn from Maine, the whole force being placed under the command of Moody's neighbour, William Pepperrell.

Moody joined the expedition as senior chaplain, and when he boarded the transport at Boston he seized an axe and exclaimed, "The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon," predicting that Louisbourg would be taken and that he would cut down the objects of papal worship. "O that I could be with you and dear Mr. Moodey in that single church," wrote Deacon John Gray to Pepperrell, "to destroy ye images their sett up, and hear ye true Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ their preached." It is said that following the siege Moody did attack the altar and images in the French church with his axe. He subsequently gave the first Protestant sermon preached within the precincts of Louisbourg. Though he had always been a long-winded and extemporaneous speaker, at the banquet tendered by Pepperrell to the British naval forces he astonished all present by the brevity of his thanksgiving.

Moody was in his seventies at the time of the capture of Louisbourg, the oldest man in the army.⁴ Rev. Samuel Moody married Hannah Sewall, daughter of John Sewall and Hannah Fessenden, on 15 November 1698 in Newberry.^5,6 Rev. Samuel Moody married Mrs. Ruth Plummer Newman after 1728.¹ Rev. Samuel Moody died on 13 November 1747 in York, Maine, at the age of 71 in the arms of his son.

The town paid his funeral expenses, £105/18/6, gave his widow £40 to put herself in mourning, the son £15, the daughter £10.^3,7,8 He was buried in The Old Grave Yard, York,, "For his further character you may read Cor. 3 the first six verses."⁹

     Samuel/2 Moody was born circa 1620 in England.² He was the son of William/1 Moody and Sarah (Unknown).² Samuel/2 Moody married Mary Cutting, daughter of John Cutting, on 30 November 1657 in Newbury.^1,3 Samuel/2 Moody died on 3 April 1675 "having lyen sick of the jaundice by the space of half-an-year. He was buried on Monday. There was a great funeral." (4 April is recorded in the family bible).^4,5

     Samuel/3 Moody was born in 1671.¹ He was the son of Samuel/2 Moody and Mary Cutting.¹ Samuel/3 Moody married Sarah Knight on 16 April 1700 in Newbury.^1,2

     Sarah Moody was born say 1661. She was the daughter of Caleb/1 Moody and Sarah Pierce.^2,1

     Sarah Moody was born in 1695.² She was the daughter of Deacon William/3 Moody and Mehitable Sewall.¹ Sarah Moody married Lieut. Nathaniel Dummer, son of Richard Dummer and Elizabeth Appleton.¹ Sarah Moody died on 22 August 1741 in Rowley.²

     Sarah Moody was born on 8 May 1689 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.² She married Daniel Greenleaf, son of John Greenleaf and Elizabeth Hills, on 17 November 1710.³

     Sarah Moody was the daughter of Rev. Joshua Moody.¹

     Sarah Moody was born on 6 June 1732.¹ She was the daughter of Deacon Samuel Moody and Judith Hale.¹ Sarah Moody died on 20 June 1732.¹

     Sewall Moody was born on 8 November 1774.¹ He was the son of Paul Moody and Mary Jewett.¹ Sewall Moody died on 5 July 1820 at the age of 45.¹

     Thomas Moody was born on 21 October 1668 in Newbury, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Caleb/1 Moody and Judith Bradbury.

     Thomas Moody was the son of Rev. Joseph Moody and Lucy White.¹

     Thomas Moody married Judith Hale, daughter of Sgt. John Hale and Sarah Somerby, on 24 November 1692 in Newbury, Massachusetts.^1,2

     William Moody was born on 15 December 1673.² He was the son of Caleb/1 Moody and Judith Bradbury.¹ William Moody died in 1709 twice captured by Indians and supposed to have been roasted to death.²

     William Moody was born on 14 April 1728.¹ He was the son of Deacon Samuel Moody and Judith Hale.¹ William Moody died on 31 August 1728.¹

     William Moody was born on 5 August 1741.¹ He was the son of Deacon Samuel Moody and Judith Hale.¹ William Moody died on 20 August 1741.¹

     William Moody was born on 12 March 1781.¹ He was the son of Paul Moody and Mary Jewett.¹ The marriage intention of William Moody and Abigail Titcomb was published on 11 July 1803 in Newbury, Massachusetts, ; twelve children.^1,2 William Moody died on 20 August 1852 at the age of 71.¹

     William/1 Moody was born in 1611 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.³ He married Sarah (Unknown).² William/1 Moody migrated in 1633 from Wales to New England.⁴ He died on 25 October 1673 in Newberry, Massachusetts.³ He is recorded by Titcomb p. 217 as the father of Deacon William Moody.

     Deacon William/3 Moody was born on 22 July 1661 (20 June 1663 according to the Diary notes).^1,3 He was the son of Samuel/2 Moody and Mary Cutting.¹ Deacon William/3 Moody married first Mehitable Sewall, daughter of Rev. Henry Sewall and Jane Dummer, on 15 November 1684 at Newbury.⁴ The marriage intentions of Deacon William/3 Moody and Abigail (Unknown) were published on 11 December 1714.⁵ Deacon William/3 Moody died on 6 February 1729/30 at the age of 68.

     Daniel Moor was born in 1738 in Pembroke, New Hampshire.¹ He married Elizabeth White. In 1818 was pensioned for service as captain in Col. John Stark's regiment, New Hampshire troops.¹ Daniel Moor died in 1829.¹

     Daniel Moor Jr. was born in 1771.¹ He was the son of Daniel Moor and Elizabeth White.¹ Daniel Moor Jr. married Rebecca Spring in 1797.¹ Daniel Moor Jr. died in 1851.¹

     Dudley Watson Moor was born in 1836.¹ He was the son of Wyman Bradbury Seavey Moor and Clara Ann Neal Cook.^1,2 Dudley Watson Moor married Ann Lavinia Hunt, daughter of Samuel L. Hunt and Catherine Miliken, in 1854.¹ Dudley Watson Moor died in 1900.¹

     Harriet Sterling Moor was born on 10 November 1860 in Old Town, Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of Dudley Watson Moor and Ann Lavinia Hunt.¹ Harriet Sterling Moor married James Wingate Sewall, son of Hon. George Popham Sewall and Sydney Ellen Wingate, on 27 March 1883.^1,2

     Wyman Bradbury Seavey Moor was born on 3 November 1811 in Waterville, Maine.^1,2 He was the son of Daniel Moor Jr. and Rebecca Spring.¹ He graduated from Colby University, A.B., 1831 and A.M., 1834, and was admitted to the bar in 1833. He practised in Waterville, 1834-49; was a representative in the state legislature, 1839-42; Attorney-General of the state, 1844-48, and was appointed U.S. senator by Governor Dana to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Fairfield, serving from January to June, 1848, when Hannibal Hamlin was elected to fill the balance of Senator Fairfield's term. He practised law in Bangor 1849-52, and in Waterville, 1852-57, and in 1857 was appointed by President Buchanan, U.S. Consul-General at Montreal, Canada, where he served until the inauguration of President Lincoln in 1861. He engaged in furnishing army supplies and in the tobacco business, 1861-69. He removed to Lynchburg, Va., in 1866.³ Wyman Bradbury Seavey Moor married Clara Ann Neal Cook in 1835.¹ Wyman Bradbury Seavey Moor died on 10 March 1869 in Lynchburg, Virginia, at the age of 57.^1,2

     Abraham Moore married Silence Nichols, daughter of Jazaniah Nichols and Rebecca Hobart, on 11 June 1740.¹

     Eliza Taylor Moore was born in June 1842 in Maine.³ She was the daughter of John S. Moore and Lucinda French. Eliza Taylor Moore married Deacon Calvin Davenport Sewall, son of Deacon Oliver Sewall and Betsey Sylvester, on 10 February 1874.⁴ From 1885 to 1888 Mrs Sewall served on the Farmington School Committee.⁵ An Eliza Taylor Moore appears on the census of 1900 at Farmington Town, Maine, where she is boarding; she is listed as a widow. She is a schoolteacher.⁶ She died in 1913 in Farmington, Maine.² She was buried in 1913 in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine.⁷

     Hannah Moore was born on 10 June 1776.¹ She married Nathaniel Sewall, son of Deacon John Sewall and Joanna Stone, on 14 December 1800.² Hannah Moore died on 15 June 1834 in York, Maine, at the age of 58.²

     Helen Rowe Moore married Peter Isaac Schulz. Helen Rowe Moore was born circa 1799 in New York.¹

     Inez Isabelle Moore was born on 15 February 1890 in Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, she was reputed to be the first white girl born there.¹ She was the daughter of John Thomas Moore and Isabelle Jane Smith.¹ Inez Isabelle Moore married William H. Latimer, son of Michael Latimer and Elizabeth Symington, on 10 August 1905 they had two daughters.¹ Inez Isabelle Moore died on 26 September 1907 in Clancy, Jefferson County, Montana, at the age of 17.¹

     John Moore of Drumbanagher was born on 21 December 1726.¹ He married Gertrude Baillie in November 1752.¹ John Moore of Drumbanagher died on 24 September 1809 at the age of 82.¹